The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-03
OVER THREE OCEANS.
Two Tea Steamers Race Each Other
From China to New York,
From the Ne,c York Herald.


From the Ne,c York Herald.
Racing half around the earth--all the
way from China, in fact-through storms
and Gains and with heavy cargoes of tea on
board!
That is exactly what the rival steamers
Monmouthshire and Glenshicl undertook to
do two months ago, and yesterday the Glen
Shiel steamed into New YCak the winner of
the long race Her presence at Sandy Hook
was announced over the wire at 1871 O'Clock,
and at 8 o'clock she was steaming up the
bay
The steamer was in splendid order after
her long voyage. The decks had been
washed down and scrubbed until there was
not Speck OF dirt on them, and the sails
were all furled and the spare ropes neatly
coiled. The huge yellow masts shone in the
sun and the brass ornaments of the steamer
reflected his rays i'll thousand points.
HER LONG TRIP ENDED.
Ruddy faced and jolly captain C. A.
Ronaldson, the veteran commander of the
line and commodore of Che fleet, was stand
ing ON the bridge looking as serene as
though he had not come matter of 9,O0O
miles. il the course were i'll q straight line.
AT 10 o'clock sharp the Glenshiel's Prov
entered her dock at pier ~ North River,
her screw made few backward revolutions
and tho long race was ended. The Glenshiol
had won. On the deck forward swarmed
over a score of half naked Cinnamon who
had acted as firemen on the trip, and very
good tiremen they made, too. The officers
of the steamer, genuine Anglo-Saxons most
of them, wore their Sunday uniforms
The vessel was packed with tea from hold
to main deck Even the saloon, fitted up
for tirst-class passengers, was half filled with
boxes of tea, and the stateroomS on each
side were filled with tea.
THE START.
The Glenshiel, which is 1886 gross tons
and 2,240 net tonnage, with triple expansion
engines, left Yokohama, ON the Island Of
Niphon, on June i, with 1856 tons of tea.
She touched at Hiogo, then went on to Ma
gasaki. and then laid her course for Annoy,
where 2,621 tons more of tea was shipped.
There was also received 36l tons from
Shanghai and 81 tons from Foo Chow. The
steamer arrived at Annoy on June II az
1890 o'clock p. m, and at o'clock a. m on
the Eth her Prov pointed out into the
stormy waters of the China Sea.
The Monmouthshire had left Yokohama
on May 81 at 10 o'clock in the morning, and,
after leaving Nazasli. she went TO Shang-
hal, while the Glenshicl proceeded direct to
Annoy. But the Monmouthshire got into
Annoy on the 18th and the Glenshiel on the
18th, clearly gaining two days on the trip of
the Monmouthshire to Shanghai.
sQUALL AFTER sQUALL. ...
The ponderOus engines drove the Glenshiel
through the waters Of the China Sea at
tremendous Sneed There was a succession
OF squalls that beat upon her steel form, but
the waves had little effect upon the staunch
steel frame of the steamer.
The wind came up from the southwest in
whirling gusts that would have capsized any
ordinary craft, and the squalls We're 50
sudden that the steeIsman hardly had orders
to shape his course after one storm had
passed before another came on, and the
Glenshiel's wheel brought her up to face it.
She steamed into Singapore at II O'Clock
on the morning of June % and there found
the Monmouthshire, which had arrived two
days before. Two hours after the GIenshiel
arrived at Singapore. her rival steamed out
and only waiting 10 take on 100 tons of coal,
which occupied two and half hours, she
followed
THE STRUGGLE
Now came the tug of war The half naked
Chinese firemen piled in the coal and the
steam gauge marked higher pressure than
it ever had before The engines worked
noiseiessly and the hugo screw spun around,
disp.acing tons upon tons Of water, while it
spurted from hef bows in two big streams
that beat any fountain that ever was in
vented. At l o'clock on the 25th the Mon
mOuthshire was seen steaming at full speed
1t was evident that her officers saw their
rival, and the excitement on both YES
sells was at fever heat.
'Hurra! We're gaining on her. We'll pass
her, shouted sailor on the Glenshiel's
deck.
VICTORY FOR THE GLENSHIEL.
r
up TO this time been 10 the wake of her ri
val, and had left the last port two hours be-
hind her, was slowly but surely overhauling
her, and at 8 O'Clock the Glenshiel passed
the Monmouthshlre and steamed out of the
Straits of Malacca into the Indian Ocean
ahead The crew of the victorious steamer
could not repress cheer. 1t was not in
any way noticed by the Monmouthshire
crew. The Glenshiel forged ahead on her
way, and her jealous rival was soon lost to
sight astern, and that was the last seen Of
her on the passage
The strong southwest monsoons of the
Indian Ocean raised high head seas, but the
steamer ploughed on, and on July z, at 80
O'Clock in the afternoon the port of Perrin
at the entrance to the Straits of Babel
Mahdeh, the door of the Red Sea was ell
tered.
The Glenshiel here took on $50 tons of coal,
ana at O'Clock III the afternoon was
steaming up the Red Sea toward Suez. The
weather was fair, and that port was
reached at O'Clock D. III. on the 18th. At
7:3O O'Clock the next afternoon the Glenshiel
left Suez, and at 80 oclocl; the same even
ing was at Port Said Here 500 tons of
coal were shipped to feed the yawning fur
naces that were consuming fuel at an enor-
nous rate. The deck forward was piled
with opal -Four hours after entering Port
Said the Glenshiel was steaming over the
black waters of the Mediterranean toward
the Straits of Gibraltar.
The straits wore reached on July 10, at 6
o'c.ock in the morning The SUI was shin
in3 very brightly ON the rugged walls of the
old fort.
ON THE ATLANTIC.
The steamer passed out into the broad At
lantic at 1880 O'Clock of the 18th, nnd then
commenced in earnest her task of covering
the expanse between that point and New
York. There were several shard gales ON
the way over from the Northeast and once
the wind swung around to the Northwest,
and sent a small hurricane down on tho YES
sell She made the passage, however, from
Gibraltar in ten days and fifteen hours and
from Annoy in forty-two days not allowing
the difference in time.
On Thursday at 3 o'clock a. m. signals
were exchanged with astcamer of the Great
Western line. At noon the steamer Joshua
was passed. These were the only
two steamers sighted after leaving the Mon
mouthshire behind. On the 10Th the weather
was foggy and the vessel proceeded slowly.
The sight of Fire Island light was Il wei